Carrying handle for sewing machines



May 11, 1954 w. J. PEETs ET AL 2,678,011

CARRYING HANDLE FOR SEWING MACHINES- Filed May 19, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet lIN V EN TORS. wilbmr CPeets amd ATTORNEY BY 90W-dvd e Cyl/lars@ May ll,1954 w. J. PEETs ET AL 2,678,011

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EP INVENTORS. (lfzlburcets am u BY ceonal/d @fl/mama WITNESS 777 WM LPatented May 11, 1954 CARRYING HANDLE FOR SEWING MACHINES Wilbur J.Peets, Watchung, N. J., and Leonard C. Marsac, Freneuse, France,assignors to The Singer Manufacturing Company,

Elizabeth,

N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application May 19, 1951, Serial No.227,126

(Cl. 112-2l8) 7 Claims. l

This invention relates to a sewing machine and more particularly to asewing machine of the portable type.

The invention has as a primary object to provide a carrying handle for aportable sewing machine which may be folded flush with a surface of themachine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable sewing machinewith a pivoted lifting handle which may be easily gripped when in itsfolded position for raising it to the carrying position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pivotal connectionbetween a carrying handle and a portable sewing machine which connectionis sturdy and easy to assemble.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a detent mechanismfor a pivoted lifting handle which will hold the handle in any one of aplurality of positions.

With the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter appear,the invention comprises the devices, combinations and arrangements ofparts hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawingsof a preferred embodiment of the invention, from which the severalfeatures oi' the invention and the advantages attained thereby will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a rear elevational View of a portable sewing machine embodyingthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the sewing machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. l.

Fig. e is a partial sectional View of the handle hinge structure takenon line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional View of the handle hinge structure takenon line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring specifically to the drawings, a portable sewing machine isshown having the usual bed II carrying a curved bracket-arm I2 whichterminates in a head i3. The bracket-arm indicated generally at I2comprises a body portion |4 fastened to the bed and a removable portionor cover-plate l5. A bed extension I6 is pivotally attached to the bedI. The bracket-arm coverplate l5 is attached to the body portion I4 byscrews Il'. The top of the cover-plate I5 is formed with parallel slotsI8 and I9 extending from slots 2|! and 2l, respectively, in one edge ofthe coverplate, substantially across its width. A U-shaped liftinghandle 22 is provided with arms 23 and 24 positioned in the slots I8,and I9, 2|, respectively, which arms are contoured to be flush with theupper surface of the cover-plate I5 when the handle is in retractedposition, shown in solid lines in Fig. 4. The grip portion of the handle22 is formed with a U-shaped cross-section as shown in Fig. 4. Adepression 25 is formed in the top and edge of the cover-plate I5between the slots 2o and 2| to receive the grip portion of the handleI5. Bearing bosses 26 and 2l depend from the iower surface of thecover-plate and are located one on each side of the slot I8 at its inneror blind end. One end of the arm 23 extends between the bosses 2t and 21and is engaged by a pivot pin 28 passing through a hole 29 in the armi8. The bosses 25 and 21 are provided with bearing slots 3B and 3|,respectively, open at their lower ends to receive the pivot pin 28 afterit is assembled in the handle arm. The end of the handle arm is formedas a cam having two flat faces 32 and 33 which are selectively engagedby a cantilever spring 34 fastened to the cover-plate i5 by a screw 35.As may be clearly seen in Fig. 4, the spring 34 presses against the endof the handle arm to hold the pivot pin 28 firmly seated in the bearingslots 3i) and 3l. Since the handle arm 2li is pivoted to the cover-platein the same manner that the arm 23 is pivoted to said cover plate, adetailed description of the pivotal connection for the arm 24 is notbelieved to be necessary.

The handle is easily assembled to the coverplate by positioning the armsof the handle in the slots I8 and i9 and inserting the pivot pins 28through the journal holes 29 in the arms. The pivot pins 2B are seatedin the slots 3o and 3| and the cantilever springs 3d are then fastenedto the cover-plate to hold the handle and pivot pins in position. Thiscover-plate and handle assembly is securely attached to the body portionI4 by the screws I'I.

When the sewing machine is not in use and is to be stored, the liftinghandle 22 is pressed to the folded position shown in full lines in Figs.1 and 4 of the drawings. In this position, the handle arms 23 and 2t arepositioned in the slots |8, 2@ and IS, 2|, respectively, and the gripportion of the handle is positioned in the depression 25. Eachcantilever spring 34 engages the flat face 32 of the cam on the end of ahandle arm and retains the handle in the folded position, flush with theouter surface of the bracket-arm. Thus there is no protruding liftinghandle which requires extra storage space. When it is desired to carrythe machine, ones ngers may be easily engaged in the U-shaped gripportion of the -J handle 22 to raise the handle to the position shown inbroken lines in Figs. 1 and 4. In this position, each cantilever springengages the flat face 33 of a cani and retains the handle in the uprightposition.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that I have provided asimple lifting handle for a sewing machine which may be folded ush withthe outer surface of the machine for convenient storage in a limitedspace. Further, the novel hinge construction for the handle provides apivotal connection which is easily assembled and which also functions asa detent means for retaining the handle in selected positions.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim herein is:

1. A sewing machine having a bed, a bracketarm carried by said bed andhaving a hollow horizontal portion terminating in a head, saidbracket-arm having slots therein, a lifting handle g.

positioned in said slots flush with the outer surface of saidbracket-arm, said lifting handle having a pivot portion disposed in saidslots, and a pivotal connection between said pivot portion of saidhandle and said bracket-arm.

2. A sewing machine having a bed, a bracketarm carried by said bed, saidbracket-arm comprising a hollow horizontal body portion and a removablecover-plate having a plurality of slots,

a lifting handle positioned in at least one of the slots in saidcover-plate iiush with the upper surface of said cover-plate, saidhandle having pivot portions disposed in said slots, and pivotalconnections between said handle pivot portions and the lower surfaceofsaid cover-plate.

3. A sewing machine having a bed, a bracketarm carried by said bed andhaving a hollow horizontal portion terminating in a head, saidbracket-arm comprising a body portion and a detachable cover-platefastened to said body portion, said cover-plate being formed withparallel slots and a depression joining said slots, a lifting handlepositioned in the slots and depression in said co'ver-plate, and pivotalconnections between said handle and the lower surface of saidcoverplate.

4. A sewing machine having a bed, a bracketarm carriedY by' said bed andhaving a hollow horizontal portion terminating in a head, a liftinghandle, said bracket-arm having slots entered byv said lifting handle,pivotal connections between said handle and the inner surface of saidbracket-arm, cam means formed on said handle, and a spring carried bysaid bracket-arm and engaging said cam means.

5. A sewing machine having a bed, a bracketarm carried by said bed andhaving a hollow horizontal portionV terminating in a head, saidbracket-arm comprising a body' portion and a removable cover-plate, alifting handle having pivot arms, a cam formed on one end portion ofeach of said pivot arms, said cover-plate having slots entered by thepivot arms of said handle, pivot pins engaging said handle end portions,bearing bosses formed on the lower surface of said cover-plate andhaving open ended slots entered by said pivot pins, and springs carriedby said cover-plate and engaging said cams adjacent the open ends of theslots in said bosses, whereby said pivot pins are retained in thebearing slots in said bosses.

6. A portablev sewing machine having a bed provided with depending wallportions, a hollow ,bracket-arm having an upright portion carried bysaid bed and a horizontal portion terminating in a hollow head, saidhorizontal portion of said bracket-arm having side walls and a topcover-portion extending between said side Walls, said top cover-portionhaving at least one handle-receiving slot formed therein, a retractablelifting handle disposed in said slot and having an operative andinoperative position, said handle being disposed a greater distance fromone end of said bracket-arm than from the opposite end of saidbracket-arm, and mechanism for operatively connecting said handle tosaid bracket-arm whereby said handle may be moved fromr said operativeposition to said inoperative position.

7. A portable sewing machine having a bed provided with depending wallportions, a hollow bracket-arm having an upright portion carried by saidbed and a horizontal portion terminating in a hollow head, saidhorizontal portion of said bracket-arm having side walls and a topcover-portion extending between said side walls, said top cover-portionhaving at least one handlereceiving slot formed therein, a retractablelifting handle disposed in said slot and having an operative andinoperative position, said handle being disposed a greater distance fromone end of said` bracket-arm than from the opposite end of saidbracket-arm, and mechanism for operaj tively connecting said handle tosaid bracketarmV whereby said handle may be moved from said operativeposition to said inoperative position, and resilient means for holdingsaid lifting handle in each of said positions.

ReferencesV Cited in the file of this patent.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,723,897 Stephenson Aug. 6, 19291,874,629 Rollason Aug. 30, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Numberl Country Date898,277 France July 3, 1944

